Level 3: Students can provide simple descriptions without using geographical terms and need teacher help. Level 4: Students can describe things using some geographical words, notice changes and causes, and are shown data collection techniques. Level 5: Students can explain geographical ideas using terms, describe how people control processes, and receive some help with collecting data.

1. Level GEOGRAPHICAL ASSIGNMENTS ENQUIRIES

2. 3 You can show that you know some geographical ideas You can produce a simple description without using geographical words You need help from the teacher to do anything else You follow instructions to investigate a set question or hypothesis You collect some data and draw some maps and/or graphs You can give some reasons for the simple observations you make Your investigation is rather basic and brief

3. 4 You can show that you understand some geographical ideas You can describe things well, with some geographical words included You start to notice that changes happen in geographical things, what causes these changes and what effects they have You suggest some possible questions or hypotheses that could be studied You are shown how to use a range of data collection and presentation techniques. You use a range of evidence and language when describing things You are mainly shown what to do

4. 5 You show that you are able to explain geographical ideas using geographical words. You can describe ways people try to control (manage) geographical processes. You are starting to apply what you know to unfamiliar situations or places (predict) You identify good questions or hypotheses You receive some help with data collection You select and use appropriate skills and presentation techniques and select and draw graphs You select and use evidence to help investigate and write up the project properly using explanations and come to conclusions

5. 6 You can describe and explain lots of geographical ideas well You show that there are sometimes lots of reasons for something (cause and effect) and different outcomes You can combine these reasons and link them together (inter relationships) You start to study all of this carefully (analyse) You do all of Level 5 , but do so with more: Independence, accuracy, details and evidence You select and use a wide range of skills and presentation techniques You reach good conclusions by using the evidence you have found

6. 7 You can do all of Level 6 , but with lots of detail and to a good standard You begin to analyse carefully You can start to add weight to each reason, opinion or judgement made about an issue (evaluate) You can do all of Level 6 with lots of detail and to a very good standard You begin to analyse very carefully You can weigh up the strength of each reason, opinion or judgement made about an issue (evaluate)

7. 8 You can do all of Level 7 with no help from your teacher and to an excellent standard You start to notice and offer explanation for things that do not fit the expected pattern (anomalies) You show that you understand that geographical things are often linked in lots of ways (interactions) You can do all of Level 7 with no help and to an excellent standard You start to notice and explain things that do not fit the rule (anomalies) You show that you understand that geographical things are often linked in lots of ways (interactions)